Marine biologist Mauricio survived a brutal Galapagos shark attack—and then returned to the water weeks later!

Mauricio Hoyos still remembers the pressure that the jaws of a female Galapagos shark, over 3m (10ft) in length, exerted on his skull. The animal had lunged at him with astonishing speed, giving him ...

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A Mexican marine biologist with decades of experience studying sharks faced a life-threatening encounter in September when a Galapagos shark clamped down on his head during a tagging operation near ...

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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Today, we circumnavigated the island in a ...

The limited range of marine protected areas (MPAs) offers reduced protection to vulnerable species such as the highly mobile ...